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Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:49:40 +0100
From: Helge Hafting <helgehaf@aitel.hist.no>
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To: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
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Subject: Re: 2.6.3-mm3 sometimes freeze on "sync"
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Andrew Morton wrote:
> Helge Hafting <helgehaf@aitel.hist.no> wrote:
> 
>>2.6.3-mm3 (and 2.6.3-mm1) occationally freeze on "sync".
> 
> 
> yup. bug.  This should fix.

This seems to work for me.  I've booted 2.6.3-mm3 with this
patch.  I ran some syncs, then forced the machine to
swap with a big tar and ran some more syncs.  It works.

Is it also in mm4?

Helge Hafting